Next steps on how to obtain microloans and small business funding from Grameen America and WE NYC.
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UMEZ releases its 2018 Annual Report.
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UMEZ and LMCC are proud to announce the 2019 grant recipients from the UMEZ Arts Engagement program.
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On February 22, 2019, UMEZ closed on a $4,000,000 loan and a $115,000 grant to Grameen America, Inc. to finance a new microlending program in East Harlem and to recapitalize their Washington Heights program.
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On January 18, 2019, GJF Associates LLC d.b.a. Savann closed on a revolving Line of Credit with UMEZ.
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On October 12, 2018, Cafe Buunni obtained a small business loan for their third location within George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal.
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UMEZ releases its 2017 Annual Report.
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UMEZ and LMCC are proud to announce the inaugural round of grants from the UMEZ Arts Engagement program totaling $250,000 in funding.
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UMEZ CEO featured on Wharton School of Business’ radio show, “Dollars and Change”.
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Blair M. Duncan is announced as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of UMEZ.
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UMEZ announced that developers closed on a $5 million loan to assist with financing the commercial renovation of the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal.
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On January 26th, 2018, UMEZ signed a grant agreement with Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling for $750,000 to fund capacity building.
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Maximiliano Napa obtained a small business loan from UMEZ for the expansion of Locksmith Wine Bar in Washington Heights.
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UMEZ awarded a $250,600.60 workforce development grant to the Healthcare Industry Grant Corporation, acting on behalf of the 1199 SEIU League Training and Upgrading Fund, on December 8th.
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UMEZ announces that it will extend its support for arts and culture organizations serving Upper Manhattan through the Cultural Investment Fund. UMEZ will continue to offer its capacity-building support through five initiatives: Capacity Grants, Infrastructure Grants, Technical Assistance Grants, Catalyst Grants, and UMEZ Arts Engagement grants.
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Nick Larsen and Petrushka Bazin-Larsen obtained a small business loan from UMEZ for the construction of Sugar Hill Creamery on 119th Street and Lenox Avenue in the summer of 2017.
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UMEZ’s Business Resource and Investment Service Center, Inc. (BRISC) is proud to provide a small business loan to Harlem Burger, Inc. for the development of its restaurant on Lenox Avenue between 118th and 119th Streets.
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In the past few months, UMEZ's Cultural Investment Fund has awarded grants to four prominent cultural institutions to generate significant job creation, tourism, and economic activity, while strengthening their capacity to nurture new cultural legacies.
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UMEZ sponsored a celebration in recognition of the East Harlem Talent Network (EHTN) program initiative’s accomplishment of placing 100 jobseekers in full-time employment – an important milestone since the EHTN’s creation in 2014.
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